Nobilis: The Essentials, Volume 1

They are creatures half-human and half-god. Each holds dominion over a single concept in the world.

You have heard the stories and rumors of the Nobilis.

You have heard of the fates of those who encounter them.

Herein you will find a guide to dealing with these Powers and theirattendant spirits.

Herein you will find the third edition of the Nobilis RPG---a diceless roleplaying game, completely updated and rewritten for modern sensibilities, that you may use to tell new stories of the Nobilis' lives.

I never read or played Nobilis 1st or 2nd editions, but Nobilis 3rd edition is excellent. It is not like most RPGs, in a number of ways, but I feel it gives more freedom than the average RPG as well. I have never felt more capable of designing a PC whose [...]

I think it's hilarious that the largest complaint about this book from existing Nobilis fans is "They changed the art!!!" Why? Because this (third) edition changes so many major things. Literally half of the attributes have been replaced (goodbye Realm [...]

The game itself is worth 4.5 stars, but mrs Moran hauntingly beautiful style of writing is worth half a star more. Each little entry , based on fictional books, which adorn the game has more sense of fantasy and wonder that most rpgs manage to cram in [...]

The text is _excellent_ and the game is a fine one. However, the illustrations have burnt through my eye to devour my soul and spit it into the far-beyond-the-world abyss. The horror. The horror of it all... A text-only version with only the layout [...]

I hesitated between four and five stars, but the presentation problems are sufficient to knock a star off any book, even one this good. I've posted a fairly extensive review here http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/15/15366.phtml if you want an extended [...]

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